TABLE 1

Whole cell [3H]NMS saturation binding to determine M3 mAChR expression in plasmid control (P3), K220RGRK2, K220RGRK3, K215RGRK5, and K215RGRK6 clones The Bmax and KD values were determined using nonlinear regression analysis and curve-fitting programs of GraphPad Prism 3. The data are expressed as the means of specific binding ± S.E.M. for three to five separate experiments.

Clone BmaxKD
fmol/mg of protein nM
P1 139 ± 27 0.34 ± 0.06
P3 143 ± 13 0.32 ± 0.06
K220RGRK2 clone 2 136 ± 24 0.38 ± 0.07
K220RGRK2 clone 9 123 ± 25 0.36 ± 0.05
K220RGRK3 clone 6 147 ± 29 0.31 ± 0.07
K220RGRK3 clone 10 125 ± 30 0.29 ± 0.08
D1 144 ± 9 0.22 ± 0.03
D2 150 ± 11 0.21 ± 0.03